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Home
guard jawan dies in accidental fire CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — In a case of "gross negligence and
violation of standard operating procedures", a 21-year-old
Chandigarh home guard volunteer, Ram Rattan, was killed on the spot
after a bullet, fired accidently by a woman volunteer during a training
session, pierced through his head today morning.
The incident occurred at about 8.15 a.m. in the Sector 26 police
station. Volunteer Jasbir Kaur, in kneeling position, was practicing to
load and unload the riffle when it went off suddenly. The whizzing
bullet, say sources in the Police Department, took little time to end
Ram Rattan's life.
He, along with 11 other volunteers of Platoon No 5, including three
women, were being trained at the police lines under the supervision of
Head Constable Ram Dhan.
His body was removed to the Sector 16 General Hospital where he was
declared dead. His uncle, residing in the city, was informed about the
accident immediately. His parents were also called from Sonepat. Ram Rattan's father, Om Parkash, reveal sources, was a farmer and his younger brother was physically handicapped. He also has two younger sisters. Ram Rattan had joined the training course in Chandigarh three months back. Soon after the incident, the Chandigarh Police handed over the investigation to the Crime Branch after registering a case of causing death by rash or negligent act under Section 304-A of the IPC. The three-page FIR was lodged on the
complaint of Assistant Sub-Inspector Sanjeev Kumar, posted with the
police station East. He had rushed to the spot after information
regarding the incident was flashed to the Police Control Room.
The DIG of the Chandigarh Police, Mr Ajay Kashyap, when contacted, said, "Ram Rattan should not have crossed the line of fire. Jasbir Kaur, on the other hand, should have made sure no one was in front of her". Regarding departmental action against Jasbir Kaur, the DIG asserted, "If warranted, strict action will be taken against her". Commenting upon the Instructor's role, he stressed, "Whether all precautions had been taken or not will be seen during the investigations". Sources added that the Investigating
Officer would also see if negligence had been committed in using live
cartridges instead of blanks. The Inspector-General of the Chandigarh
Police, Mr B.S.Bassi, has, meanwhile, announced an ex-gratia of Rs
5,000. The Chandigarh Administration was also being contacted for
additional ex-gratia. |
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Decaying
books, missing pages galore in PU library CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — Decaying books and stolen pages out of rare
books of academic importance continue to be ugly sores on the face of
the Panjab University library.
The library authorities differ on the facet saying that the Internet
and computers had changed the face of the libraries. Missing data from
books can be accessed from the computer service in the library installed
a couple of years ago.
However, when asked that books had their separate ‘value’ for
glory of a library, Mr A. R.Sethi, Librarian of PU, said that there was
no foolproof method of preventing stealing of books which was really a
sorry affair. However, the practice had been reduced, he claimed.
Mr Sethi said that the library had been upgraded in the changed
information technology scenario. Access to ‘knowledge’, rather than
books, was important which was made possible through computers and the
Internet facilities, he insisted.
One big usual practice is stealing of important pages from the books
in the library. No one can deny the indulgence of 'weak' students in the
illegal act. The pages missing are largely those referred by the class
teachers for library work on class-room topics.
The lost pages are not of general studies largely. A cursory
overturning of pages in the English section showed large-scale absence
of pages from the syllabi-related texts.
Mr Chand Singh Madaan, chairman of the Haryana Students Association,
said that there was just one computer in the open that "too in a
corner". There were six more but behind the office walls. This did
not satisfy a rather long queue. The facility of a private stall had
come to the rescue. “What I mean is that how is the university
claiming benefit of computers when their presence is hardly felt".
Mr Sethi said one big fact in under utilisation of the library
resources was little “interest by the teachers”. Only help books are
referred to students. Comparatively, there are prestigious institutions
abroad where teachers first ensure gathering all related matter with the
topic before taking up the topic, he added.
A research scholar pointed out that the management on the first floor
was rather appreciable as was reflected in a general talk with students.
The top floor for research scholars remains vacant largely. The room for
government reports needs re-arrangement and clearance of dust gathered
on papers.
Mr Madaan also pointed out the “rotting” books in corners. “I
said books were rotting because of termite attacks but I was called next
day by the authorities to be shown that texts were not suffering because
of termite attacks but because of silver fish.”
One general complaint by a cross-section of the students was that
books were not arranged according to numbers on the racks in majority of
the chambers.
The library after independence came up at the US Club, Shimla. In the
present setting, the foundation stone was laid by Mr S. Radhakrishnan in
1958 and was formally inaugurated by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963.
The library stores over six lakh publications and 1490 manuscripts
besides other rare texts.
M Sethi said that “our job is not that of a policeman but success
has been noticed on front of saving texts. The books deserve
preservation for their glory but coming in of computers should also be
taken up in high spirits”.
Mr Madaan gave one example that can sum up the situation in a real
case. “There were 10 copies of a book on sociology authored by a
university teacher. The teacher had retired and all available copies on
the campus had very important pages missing. During his last visit he
was requested to bring his original copy so that photostat copies could
be secured for PU records. The teacher surely complied", he
explained. |
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16
Inspectors reshuffled CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — In yet another reshuffle within a fortnight, 16
Inspectors of the Chandigarh Police were, today, transferred within the
city. The orders, passed by Inspector General of Police Mr. B.S. Bassi,
came into effect today itself.
According to the orders, Inspector Arjun Singh Jaggi, earlier posted
as Station House Officer with police station 19, has been transferred as
SHO of police station west. He replaces Inspector Ram Gopal, who has
been shifted to the traffic wing in place of Inspector Ajaib Singh.
Inspector Ajaib Singh has been posted as SHO of police station 36,
replacing Inspector Tirath Singh who has been transferred to the
Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Inspector B.S. Negi, earlier posted with
the traffic wing, has been shifted as SHO of police station east,
replacing Inspector P.S. Malik who has been posted out to the Operation
Cell in place of Inspector Mastan Singh who has also been shifted to the
traffic wing.
Inspector Moti Ram, earlier with the VIP security, has been
transferred as the SHO of Industrial Area police station in place of
Inspector Vijay Kumar, who has been shifted to VIP Security.
Inspector B.S. Chadha has been transferred from the Crime Cell. He is
now the new SHO of police station 19. Inspector K.I.P. Singh, earlier
SHO of Sector 31 police station and Inspector Biswa Lal, earlier the SHO
of police station 34, have been made to swap places.
Inspector S.S. Sidhu has been posted from Police Lines to Crime
Against Women Cell (CAW). Inspector Natha Singh and Inspector Ishwar
Singh Mann have been posted from Police Lines to VIP Security. Inspector
Jagbir Singh, meanwhile, has been posted from VIP Security to Operation
Cell.
Terming the transfers as ‘‘routine’’, sources in the Police
Department say they were being awaited for over two months now. Sources
add that reversion of Inspector Ram Gopal and Inspector Tirath Singh,
earlier posted as SHO of police station west and SHO of Sector 36 police
stations respectively, had worked as a catalyst.
Fresh postings at a glance
Inspector Arjun Singh Jaggi SHO, West
'' Ram Gopal Traffic
’’ Ajaib Singh SHO 36
’’ Tirath Singh EOW
’’ B.S. Negi SHO, East
’’ P.S. Malik Operation Cell
’’ Mastan Singh Traffic
’’ Moti Ram SHO, Ind. Area
’’ Vijay Kumar VIP Security
’’ B.S. Chadha SHO 19
’’ KIP Singh SHO 34
’’ Biswa Lal SHO 31
’’ S.S. Sidhu CAW
’’ Natha Singh VIP Security
’’ Jagbir Singh Operation Cell
’’ Ishwar Singh VIP Security |
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We’re for party workers’ honour: Venod CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — ‘‘We are
fighting for restoring the honour and prestige of the party workers. We
want to provide a credible alternative to the present government,’’
says former Union Minister Venod Sharma, spokesperson for the Jitendra
Prasada camp, who is contesting against Mrs Sonia Gandhi.
His group was not against any individual, he said. It was not that
the policies had failed them, but the culture of sycophancy had.’’
The need of the hour was to take collective responsibility for the
decay and do some soul searching. The causes behind the fall of the
120-year old party should be identified, Mr Sharma said.
The party, which ruled in most of the states was now in power in just
four states. It was because the rank and file of the party hadn’t got
recognition for their work. One step in this context would be to do away
with nominations, he stressed.
Ruling out of a split in the party, he said elections were part of
the democratic process. Issues which have a bearing on the smooth
functioning of the party should be addressed.
Commenting on the election process, Mr Sharma said the voting would
take place through secret ballot. The elections of the pradesh chiefs
would also be held simultaneously. The voting would take place in state
headquarters and the ballot boxes would be taken to Delhi. The ballots
would be mixed and counted.
He refused to comment on the functioning of Mr R.N. Mirdha, the
Returning officer for the elections. He, however, said delay in voting
in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar was not proper.
Mr Sharma said 7,000 delegates from across the country would cast
their vote on November 12.
Reacting to a query about the support to Mr Prasada, he said the
response from delegates was much more than their expectations. He added
that they were finding it hard to get in touch with many delegates,
since the lists supplied to them did not contain their contact numbers
or addresses. |
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Man
crushed to death at ISBT CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — A 69-year-old businessman, Vasudev Singh, was
declared dead on arrival at Sector 16 General Hospital today morning
after being hit by a Chandigarh Transport Undertaking bus at Sector 17
Inter-State Bus Terminus. He was on way to visit his daughter in
Ludhiana.
The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Eyewitnesses said the bus,
while moving within the bus stand, banged into Vasudev Singh opposite
the counter number 40. The driver stopped the bus before taking the
victim to the hospital where he was declared brought dead, sources
stated.
A close family associate, Mr Gurcharan Singh Giani, said they were
informed about the incident after someone managed to trace their address
with the help of a visiting card being carried by Vasudev Singh.
He stated that the victim had left his house in Sector 27 at about 8
a.m. to visit his daughter. He said that Vasudev Singh was survived by
two sons and four girls, all married. The family was running a business
of manufacturing transformers.
The police has, meanwhile, registered a case of causing death by rash
and negligent act under Section 304-A of the IPC. The sources added that
bus driver Ashwani Singh had been arrested. |
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‘No
plan for international airport in city’ CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has no
plan to develop the Chandigarh airport as an international airport, says
a letter written by the Union Civil Aviation Ministry following a query
by a local politician.
The ministry's reply comes following a letter written in this context
by the president of the local unit of the Janata Dal (U), Mr Surender
Bhardwaj.
While asking about the outcome of the international airport, Mr
Bhardwaj has quoted data of the airlines which showed that 30 per cent
of all airline passenger traffic originating from Delhi is from Punjab
and Chandigarh.
About 10 to 12 lakh passengers travel by air every year from the
region. For going to Delhi from Punjab and Chandigarh the passengers
spend about Rs 200 crore, said Mr Bhardwaj while addressing a press
conference where he showed the copy of the letter of the Union Civil
Aviation Ministry. When asked about this 200 crore figure he said this
had been calculated on the basis of the mode of travel used by members
of the public which includes luxury buses, trains and taxis and also on
the various expenses incurred along the way. Besides this, the number of
mandays lost whenever a Chandigarh or a Punjab resident had to board a
flight from Delhi were not counted.
Meanwhile, the ministry's letters say that the Chandigarh airport
belongs to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the AAI maintains a civil
enclave. The existing airport infrastructure facilities are considered
adequate to cater to traffic demand at Chandigarh and besides the
Chandigarh is well connected by road and rail to the national capital.
Mr Bhardwaj demanded that the city should have link flights with
Delhi which connect with other major cities. |
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Yog Raj
hospitalised CHANDIGARH, Nov 4—Former Test cricketer Yog Raj Singh, who is in
judicial custody in connection with a petrol adulteration case, was
today admitted to a Government Hospital following complaints of chest
pain.
Meanwhile, the Judicial Magistrate (Ist Class), Mr Pushvinder Singh,
today directed the jail Superintendent to provide all medical assistance
to Yograj and allow his family member to see him.
The cricketer-turned-Punjabi film actor filed an application in the
court stating that he was admitted to the local Government Medical
College following chest pain and pleaded for his transfer from emergency
OPD to the VIP ward considering his status.
It may recalled that Yograj Singh had surrendered before a court on
October 31. |
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Anokha
blend of East and West CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — This was one performance which happens in a
lifetime, and so if the city’s Tagore Theatre was reverberating with
sounds of applause today, it was not without reason. The Algerian
choreographer Kader Attou spilled magic on the stage tonight, as the
gathering saw the Indo-French Indian dance project, “The Dance of The
Gods and The Humans”, conceived early this year, take body and form,
and amazingly so.
The exquisite blend of Hip Hop, Kathak and Bharatnatyam has been made
possible by Kader Attou, who successfully harmonised the influences of
oriental and occidental dance forms. Kader has been in the city for
three days now, along with his team of seven dancers. He also conducted
two dance workshops yesterday, one at the Pracheen Kala Kendra and
another at Alliance Francaise. The idea was, of course, to further the
spirit of cross-culture harmony.
The show, called Anokha, was presented by five French and three
Indian dancers, who displayed the nuances of the dance forms through
each little gesture and movement they made on the stage. News has it
that after being successfully staged during the French dance festival
four times on demand, the show was presented in India for the first time
today. The series will now go on and Accrorap, as Kader’s group is
called, will also stage performances in Sri Lanka and Nepal in the days
to come.
Speaking to The Tribune about the venture, Kader, the man behind the
show, said the attempt was to bring the East and the West together on
some common ground. Kader’s claim took shape on stage which saw Indian
spiritualism and western slickness come together in a magical blend. The
theme of the show was very universal although the dancers based the same
on Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of non violence.
Said Kader, “The performance is built on the meeting between Hip
Hop, Kathak and Bharatnatyam dance but it is also a meeting in a
somewhat larger sense. We are putting hip hop into a historical
perspective by taking a cue from the Mahatma’s concept of non
violence.”
The last section of the dance sequence showcased the building of the
Swastika as a symbol of harmony and balance, and simultaneously
projected the Asuras (demons) condemned to live among men. So Anokha saw
the juxtaposition of positive and negative forces through rhythmic
movements and powerful bodily projections.
Another striking feature of today’s performance was the underlying
message of universal harmony that was put across through it. The
artistes, themselves, have come together despite difference of race and
language. The three Indian dancers who projected classical movements on
the stage are Vaishali Trivedi, Rukmani Chatterjee and Prashant Shah.
Vaishali, a disciple of Kumudini Lakhia, has emerged as a renowned
kathak dancer with a unique style. She is also famous for her novel
innovations. Rukmini learnt Bharatnatyam from Mrinalini Sarabhai. She
has performed in several festivals in and outside India. She also acts
in theatre, cinema and TV and is also the person who staged Adya Shakti
with artistes from five continents. Prashant, also a disciple of Lakhia,
has developed his own style of virtuosity and aesthetic sense in dance.
Kader, who founded Accrorap about 17 years back, runs one of the most
famous hip hop companies in France. Other dancers were Joze Santoz, a
self-taught hip hop dancer from Switzerland, Habib Benziane, also a
self-taught dancer, and Christelle Blanc, who has long been into various
dance forms like jazz, modern Jazz, African dance and Bresilien dance.
The dance project, which draws inspiration from the orient and the
occident, was conceived to further cultural harmony between India and
France, and it has the patronage of the French Ministry of Culture. The
choreography of the show had been done in two main sessions, for six
weeks in Ahmedabad during February and March and for about two months in
France during August and September.
The show was lapped by the local audience which gave a standing
ovation to the group. They were quite obviously enthralled by the
cheerful blend of acrobatics and street dance on the one hand and
classical influences on the other. The artistes were almost dancing in
the air, and kept repeating upside-down movements, thus exhibiting their
tremendous physical prowess. While the Indian aspect of the dance
related with God’s history the contemporary occidental dance expressed
man and his position in the world. |
NGOs urged to join
pulse polio drive DERA BASSI, Nov 4 — A number of panches, sarpanches and residents
of the nearby villages participated in a subdivisional level panch and
sarpanches sammelan and a seminar on pulse polio eradication organised
by the local Rotary Club, the Rotary Club City and the Rotract Club at
Saini Bhavan here today.
Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance and Planning Minister of Punjab, who
was the chief guest, appealed the non-government organisations,
government officials and some prominent social workers to join hands to
eradicate the polio.
The Civil Surgeon, Patiala, Dr Ramesh Chandran, said the there was
need to keep regular check on migrant labourers and to vaccinate them to
make the area polio free.
Mr Bhupinder Singh Saini, project chairman of the pulse polio
eradication drive, said that the children from 0 to 5 year age would be
vaccinated on November 5, December 10 and January 21. The sarpanches
will inaugurate the drive in their respective villages.
He stated that about 25,000 children will be vaccinated during the
drive. To achieve the target, 103 booths (10 in urban and 93 in rural
areas) and 4 mobile vans have been pressed to duty.
A number of school students wearing colourful paper caps and play
cards with message to eradicate polio also lined the way to the bhavan.
Besides the sarpanches of surrounding villages, Mr S.S. Sidhu, SDM,
Mr H.S. Bhullar, DSP, Mr Jagjit Singh Dalli, president of the Dera Bassi
Municipal Council and Mr Paramjit Saini, president of the Rotary Club,
Dera Bassi, were also present. |
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‘Sikhs
must crusade against caste system’ CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — A two-day seminar on ‘Sikhism and caste
system’ and ‘Punjab and autonomy’, by the Institute of Sikh
Studies, began at Gurudwara Sikh Studies, Kanthala, Industrial Area,
here today.
Mr Rajshekar, editor of Dalit Voice, in his keynote address, said
that Sikhism is on very strong footing to fight an ideological battle
against the caste system which was strongly opposed by the Sikh gurus.
Justice Kuldeep Singh, in his address stressed that Sikhs must lead a
crusade against the caste system.
Prof Gopal Iyer of Panjab University, said that caste is a social
phenomenon. He observed that rigidity of caste system in Punjab is much
less as compared to other states.
Mr Gurudarshan Singh Dhillon, president of the institute, said that
the Sikh gurus negated the caste system and it must be projected on a
mass level. |
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Partap
Dayal is Commandant, WC Hospital CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — Maj-Gen Pratap Dayal took over as Commandant,
Western Command Hospital, Chandimandir, today. Prior to this
appointment. he was the Commandant, Armed Forces Medical Store Depot,
Lucknow.
He takes over from Maj-Gen Virendra Singh, who has been posted as
Deputy Director, Medical Services, Eastern Command at Calcutta.
An alumnus of SMS Medical College, Jaipur, General Dayal was
commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in August 1965. His important
appointments include Commanding Officer of 60 Para Field Ambulance, 166
Military Hospital and Military Hospital at Kota, besides holding the
appointment of the Training Officer at the AMC Centre and School. |
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Various
facets of vigilance discussed CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — Various functions were organised in the city on
the concluding day of the Vigilance Awareness Week today.
The special issue of HUDCO's in-house magazine, Jagriti, on vigilance
matters was released. Mr Jasbir Singh, Nodal Vigilance Officer, threw
light on the life of Sardar Patel.
Mr L.C.Sharma, Chief Vigilance Officer, Punjab, Mr B.R.Lal, Managing
Director, Haryana Police Housing Corporation, and Mr P.Lal, Managing
Director, Punjab Police Housing Corporation, also shared their views on
various facets of vigilance and detailed various steps that can be taken
to eradicate corruption.
A seminar was arranged by the zonal office of the NFL by availing the
services of a CBI officer, who deliberated on anti-corruption topic. Mr
Sukhcharan Singh, Chief Vigilance Officer, NFL, emphasised the
importance of week vis-a-vis the role of the Central Vigilance
Commission.
The zonal office of IFFCO organised talks on the concept of
preventive vigilance bringing transparency in all systems and the role
of vigilance in the marketing sector.
A presentation on various provisions of the vigilance manual and
various instructions issued by the Central Vigilance Commission from
time to time was made by the Chief Vigilance Officer of the BBMB.
Competitions like poster-making, slogan-writing and essay-writing
were organised by Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47. Similarly, a seminar on
'Preventive vigilance' was conducted by the Chandigarh Regional
Office-II, National Insurance Company Limited at Panchkula. The seminar
was presided over by Mr K.Mahapatra, Chief Vigilance Officer of the
company. |
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RPO
to accept printed forms only CHANDIGARH, Nov 4—The Regional Passport Office (RPO) has
discontinued the use of the copy of the passport form with an immediate
effect from today. The office will be accepting the printed forms only
which will be available for Rs 10 each.
This information was given by the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of
the RPO here today. The PRO said that the office had been accepting the
photostat forms due to the shortage of original forms. But from now
onwards the original forms the practice has been stopped.
The original forms can be had from the Regional Passport Office
counter, a special counter at the General Post Office, Sector 17, Jain
Law Book Store, Sector 17 and Royal Education Consultant Private
Limited, Sector 22. |
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Polio
awareness rally organised PANCHKULA, Nov 4 — A rally of children from Devi Nagar village,
Majri and Azad Colony was organised to create awareness about polio and
AIDS among the lower strata of society here today.
Organised by the Unnat Bharat Vikas, the rally drew an enthusiastic
response from the children which was flagged off by sarpanch Gita Ram of
Devi Nagar village. Over 400 children participated.
The procession concluded at the dispensary at Old Panchkula. The
children were distributed sweets and fruits. Posters were distributed to
people on the way, Ms Indu Bala, running the NGO said.
Polio drops would be administered to children at a special camp at
the bus stand in Sector 5 tomorrow by the Health Department of the
district in collaboration with the Unnat Bharat Vikas. |
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‘Intellect
and emotion go hand in hand’ CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — Intellectual writing has to be driven by
emotion as emotion is the core of existence, said Sagarika Ghose, who
visited the British Library here today in connection with the release of
her first novel ‘‘The Gin Drinkers’’ in the Harper Collins Book
Festival organised by the library
Describing her book as a tragi-comedy of manners which holds up the
severe clashes of social class in modern India, she said that with the
help of a confused set of characters, she had tried to marginalise the
influence of the ‘Brown Sahebs’ by letting a Dalit man with an
awkward accent win the race.
Later, talking to mediapersons, Ghose said though a few of her
characters were drawn from her personal experience, the rest of them
were mainly an amalgamation of people reeling under the impact of
post-colonialism.
Sagarika, who is working for Outlook as a political feature writer,
said her career as a journalist helped her to write the book. ‘‘The
seed of the book were conceived after coming back from Oxford after
completing my M. Phil in history,’’ she said adding that it took
about two years to put it into its present shape.
Speaking about her future plan, Ghose said she was working on the
idea of young adults trying to rediscover their roots in the age-old
traditions in a modern way |
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War
veteran is dead PANCHKULA, Nov 4 — A highly decorated World War II hero, Col Iqbal
Singh, passed away at his residence in Sector 7 here today. Born in
Hoshiarpur in 1922, Col Singh joined a regiment of artillery in the
early forties and served in the North West Frontier Province and Burma.
For his gallant action in the battle of Phaitu, Burma, he was awarded
the Military Cross. He was also decorated with the Ati Vashist Sena
Medal (AVSM). During Partition, the officer played an important role in
evacuating a large number of migrants. He had to his credit reorganising
and training the Nepalese Army during his posting in the Indian Military
Mission, Nepal.
Col Iqbal served as Chief of Staff of Indian delegation in the
International Commission for Control and Supervision with operational
responsibilities in North Vietnam, South Vietnam and Cambodia. He was
awarded the AVSM for an operation in Mizo hills. During 22 years of
service, the Colonel was awarded 22 medals. He is survived by his son,
Mr Amardeep Singh, and his daughters, Ms Jyoti Charak and Ms Amar
Deepika. |
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Cactus
show inaugurated CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — The two-day 24th annual show of the National
Cactus and Succulent Society of India was formally inaugurated by Mr
Dheer Pal Singh, Minister for Town and Country Planning, Haryana, at the
Lajpat Rai Bhawan here today.
More than 2,500 rare and exotic cacti and succulents, grouped in 52
classes from the regions of America, Africa, Madagascar and Asia, are
being displayed in the show. |
Three booked in
harassment case CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — On a complaint filed by a Gurdaspur resident,
Ms Sonia, alleging harassment for dowry, the Chandigarh police has
registered a case under Sections 406 and 498-A of the IPC. In her
complaint, she alleged that she was maltreated by her husband Ramphal
Jain and in-laws Subhash Chand and Rajni.
Car stolen Battery theft Cash stolen Two arrested Judicial remand Satnam Singh was arrested by the Chandigarh Police in an FIR
registered against him under Sections 379 and 411, IPC. He had
reportedly stolen the purse of Sector 33 resident, Mr Mangat Ram, and
was declared a PO on February 2. |
Campaigning picks up
for market panel poll CHANDIGARH, Nov 4 — Providing better facilities for the commission
agents and the farmers in the Sector 26 grain market figure prominently
among the assurances listed out by the candidates from the arhtiyas
constituency for the UT Market Committee elections to be held on
November 6.
The candidates,Mr Sat Prakash Aggarwal and Mr Des Raj, separately
interacted with mediapersons here today. The third contestant is Mr Om
Prakash Chawla from Subzi Mandi.
Reiterating that he would win in the elections, Mr Aggarwal said the
administration had always meted out step-motherly treatment to the
traders of the market. An example in this context was the proposed
erection of barricades around the market which had sent the impression
in the community that they were thieves and needed to be reined in.
He also said the points on his agenda included provision of shelters
for saving the produce of the farmers from the vagaries of the weather.
Another point was pressing the authorities for allotting plots to
traders in Sector 39 Grain Market so that the new market got developed
at the earliest.
Besides this the provision of facilities for paledars, better roads,
sanitation, street lighting and rest rooms for the customers would be
constructed in the market, he promised.
Similar assurances were also given by Mr Des Raj.
Meanwhile, hectic activity is on in other constituencies for the
poll. Door to door campaigning is being carried out and every voter
wooed by the candidates. There are 16 candidates in the fray for the
nine-member committee. |
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